Mechanical toy.



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PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904.

o. WL TAFT. MBoHANmAL TOY. APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1904.l

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"\' TOR No. 775.950. Y Y PATENTED Nov. 99, 1994. o. W. TAPT.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1904.

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Patented November 2Q, l 90d.

MECHNICAL TGV..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,950, dated November 29, 1904. Application filed April 6, 1904. Serial No, 202,197. (No model.)

To all whom, t nm/y concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES VALLAcn TAFtr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cline, in the county of Beaver' and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in mechanical toys; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts of which it is composed, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate my invention. in which Figure l represents a side view of my iinproved mechanical toy. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and F ig. 3 is a horin Zonta'l sectional view showing the driving mechanism.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the body or base of the mechanical toy, which is supported on transporting-wheels a c at the rear thereof and a single wheel or caster at the forward end, all of which have their bearing in the base of body.

Mounted upon the shaft c of the transport ing-wheels is a pinion (Z, iixed thereto, which meshes with a similar pinion e on a shaft f. Said pinion also engages a larger pinion or gear-wheel g at the rear of the base. The pinion e meshes with a larger wheel t, thus forming a train of gearing' whereby the animal, as well as its rider, is given motion as the device is drawn forward.

The hind legs of the animal are pivoted at t', and the front legs are pivoted at j, to the body, which latter has a central groove or opening le extending longitudinally from front to rear. Connected to the rear portion of the animal is a pitman Z at its upper end, and its opposite end is pivoted eccentrically to the rear gear-wheel aforesaid, and a second pitman, m, is pivoted at its lower end to the front gearwheel in a similar manner to that just described, and the upper end of this eccentric rod or pitman m is pivoted about the shoulders of the animal, as shown at a. The neck of said animal is pivoted at o, and a harp extends into the body thereof from the neck and is connected or pivoted at its rear end to the vupper end of a rod (j, which rod is provided with a ring r at its lower end, which engages a grooved eccentric s, which is fast to the front gear-wheel of the toy. At the central portion of this rod q is pivoted a rod t, the upper end of which is pivoted to the crank w` on the transverse shaft fr., to the outer end of which the right arm fw of the man or rider is secured, while the opposite arm, a, is pivoted to the body of the figure.

The head of the ligure or rider and the head of the animal are pivoted to the respective bodies.

Having thus described the different parts of whichmy improved mechanical toy is composed, I will now proceed and explain its op eration.

A string' being attached by one end to the ring y in the forward end of the base, the toy is drawn forward, and upon the transporting-wheels and the shaft of the hind wheels turning the pinion, which in turn sets in neously, the animal iirst rears in broncho fashion and plunges forward with every revolution of the pair of germi-wheels. At the same time the grooved eccentric acts upon the rods g t and causes the head of the animal to move up and down and the right arm to swing and apply the whip to the animal, thus imitating the broncho in its natural movements in bucking and jumping.

It will be readily seen from the above description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, that I construct a mechanical toy designed for the amusement of chil' dren that when drawn forward represents the broncho in its different positions when beingI broken or iirst ridden, and the same can be manufactured at little expense, aswell as bcing durable, substantial, and cannot be easily broken.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

l. In a mechanical toy, the combination with the main body provided with the transporting-wheels and the train of the gearing,

motion the entire train of gearing simulta IOO comprising large and small wheels meshingl with one another, of the animal and figure mounted thereon, the front and rear pitmen connecting the animal with the pair of large gear-wheels, the extension of the animals neel; pivotall y secured to the body of the animal, an arm on said figure, a crank attached to said arm, the central double rod pivoted to the eX- tension of the animals neck and crank of the arm ofthe iigure,means connected to said gearing for reciprocating said central double rod, substantially as described.

2. In a mechanical toy, the combination with the main frame provided with the transporting-wheels and train of gearing, of the animal and figure, the connecting-pitmen arranged front and rear and pivoted at their upper ends to the horse and at their lower '1 ends to two of the gear-wheels; the extension i of the animals neck, the central rod pivoted to the extension of the animals neck and engaging the grooved eccentric on the front gear-wheel and the rod pivoted at its lower end near the center of the central rod, the crank of the arm of the figure and said rod connected to the crank of the arm of the iigure whereby when the body is moved forward the animal as well as the rider is given movements in close imitation of the bucking bron cho, substantially as described.

In testimony whereotl I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses.

CHARLES TALLACE TAFT.

Witnesses: I

WM. H. BATns, VM. H. DELACY. 

